Neurosurgery

Meet Our Team

Our physicians in the Department of Neurosurgery are dedicated to providing you with the care you need to deal with any medical issue that you are facing. The following is a list of the highly trained clinicians who are committed to supporting you before, during, and after your hospital stay.

Department Leadership


The Leonard I. Malis, MD / Corinne and Joseph Graber Professor of Neurosurgery and System Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System
212-241-2377 

J Mocco, MD, MS
The Kalmon D. Post, MD Professor and Senior System Vice Chair
212-241-3400


Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
212-241-9638

Saadi Ghatan, MD
Professor and Site Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside
212-523-8500


Professor and Vice Chair for Education
212-241-6147


Professor and Site Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai South Nassau
212-241-8363


Assistant Professor and Site Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Morningside
212-523-5104

Salazar A. Jones, MD
Assistant Professor and Interim Site Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Queens
212-241-0861


Associate Professor and Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Elmhurst Hospital Center
718-334-2772

Professors

Alejandro Berenstein, MD
Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
212-241-3400


Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Radiology
212-241-3400


Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neurosciences, and Psychiatry
212-523-8340


Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Oncological Sciences, and Medicine
212-241-0933


Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences
212-241-8628

Associate Professors

Tanvir F. Choudhri, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-241-8560


Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology
212-241-3400


Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology
212-241-2100


Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-241-3400

Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation and Human Performance
212-241-3649

Fedor E. Panov, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-523-8500


Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Oncological Sciences
212-241-5493

Assistant Professors


Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology
212-523-2183


Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-523-3934


Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
718-334-2772


Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-241-3400

Divaldo De Arruda Camara Jr., MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-523-2012


Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology
718-334-2772

Cappi C. Lay, MD 
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Emergency Medicine
212-241-2100

John W. Liang, MD 
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology
212-523-2183


Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-241-8354

Shahram Majidi, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Radiology
212-241-3400

Peter F. Morgenstern, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
212-241-0954


Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
212-241-0129

Benjamin I. Rapoport, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
212-241-2763

Alexandra S. Reynolds, MD 
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology
212-241-2100

Chanland (Chan) Roonprapunt, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-523-8500


Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
718-334-2772

Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Radiology
212-241-3400

Hazem M. Shoirah, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Radiology
212-241-3400

Jeremy M. Steinberger, MD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Medicine
212-523-8500


Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery


Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-241-6820

Clinical Attendings


Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery
212-241-3400

Voluntary

Marc S. Arginteanu, MD
Associate Clinical Professor

Frank M. Moore, MD
Associate Clinical Professor 

Yakov Gologorsky, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor


Associate Clinical Professor


Assistant Clinical Professor


Assistant Clinical Professor 

Arien J. Smith, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor 

Alfred Steinberger, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor 

Kevin C. Yao, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor